US9816604B2 - Shifting device for vehicle - Google Patents
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- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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- the invention relates to a shifting device for a vehicle, and in particular to a technology for preventing foreign matters from getting caught, in a keyhole engagement structure for restricting rotation of a rotary operating member.
- a shifting device for a vehicle which includes a rotary operating member and a base member.
- the rotary operating member has a columnar rotary shaft that protrudes in a direction of one rotational axis and is adapted to be rotated within a predetermined rotating angle range about the rotational axis.
- the base member includes a support wall that is formed with a bearing hole having a bearing surface that receives the rotary shaft.
- JP 2013-71563 A Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2013-71563
- the bearing hole formed in the support wall may be formed in an elongated shape so as to provide a pair of guide walls that are opposed to each other at an interval that is smaller than the diameter of the rotary shaft of the rotary operating member, such that the guide walls are continuous with the partially cylindrical bearing surface, to provide a so-called keyhole engagement structure.
- the keyhole engagement structure may make it easy to mount the rotary operating member in the base member, and restrict or reduce the number of components.
- FIG. 10 shows one example of the keyhole engagement structure provided in a vehicular shifting device 110 .
- a bearing hole 111 having a bearing surface 118 as a partially cylindrical, inner circumferential surface at its lower end is formed in a base member 116 .
- a rotary shaft 114 that protrudes from a rotary operating member 112 is fitted in the bearing hole 111 and supported by the bearing surface 118 .
- the bearing hole 111 has a pair of guide walls 122 that are opposed to each other at an interval that is smaller than the diameter of the rotary shaft 114 , and the pair of guide walls 122 are formed so as to be continuous with the partially cylindrical, bearing surface 118 .
- the rotary shaft 114 has a pair of flat surfaces 126 a, 126 b formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof and having an interval that is smaller than the interval of the pair of guide walls 122 .
- the rotary shaft 114 is guided to the partially cylindrical bearing surface 118 with the pair of flat surfaces 126 a, 126 b formed on its outer circumferential surface sliding between the pair of guide walls 122 , respectively, so that the rotary shaft 114 is mounted in the base member 116 .
- a clearance S is formed between one flat surface 126 a of the pair of flat surfaces 126 a , 126 b provided on the outer circumferential surface of the rotary shaft 114 for mounting the rotary shaft 114 in the bearing hole 111 , and the bearing surface 118 , at an operating end of a rotating angle range of the rotary operating member 112 .
- foreign matters may get caught in the clearance S.
- the invention provide a shifting device for a vehicle, which prevents a clearance from being formed between a rotary shaft and a bearing hole, at an operating end of a rotating angle range of a rotary operating member, when the rotary operating member is operated to one of operating directions about a rotational axis.
- a shifting device for a vehicle includes a rotary operating member and a base member.
- the rotary operating member includes a rotary shaft that extends in a direction of a rotational axis, and the rotary shaft has a columnar shape.
- the rotary operating member is adapted to be rotated within a predetermined rotating angle range about the rotational axis.
- the base member includes a support wall having a bearing hole, and a bearing surface is provided around the bearing hole.
- the bearing surface has a partially cylindrical shape.
- the rotary shaft is fitted in the bearing hole, and the bearing surface receives an outer circumferential surface of the rotary shaft.
- the support wall includes a pair of guide walls that are opposed to each other with at an interval that is smaller than a diameter of the rotary shaft, and the guide walls are provided so as to be continuous with the bearing surface.
- the guide walls define an elongated guide hole.
- a pair of flat surfaces are provided on the outer circumferential surface of the rotary shaft. An interval of the pair of flat surfaces is smaller than the interval of the pair of guide walls.
- the pair of flat surfaces are configured such that one flat surface of the pair of flat surfaces is located between a pair of circumferential end edges of the bearing surface, within the predetermined rotating angle range of the rotary operating member.
- the elongated guide hole has the pair of guide walls that are opposed to each other at an interval that is smaller than the diameter of the rotary shaft, and are continuous with the bearing surface.
- the rotary shaft has the pair of flat surfaces having a smaller interval than the interval of the guide walls.
- the pair of flat surfaces provided on the outer circumferential surface of the rotary shaft may be parallel to each other, and the one flat surface of the pair of flat surfaces may be smaller than the other flat surface, while a distance between the one flat surface and the rotational axis may be larger than a distance between the other flat surface and the rotational axis.
- At least one of the guide walls may be provided with a pointed protrusion that protrudes in a circumferential direction of the bearing surface, from a corresponding one of a pair of opening ends of the bearing surface.
- the pair of guide walls may include mutually parallel portions, and the rotational axis may be located closer to the other flat surface of the pair of flat surfaces than a center line between the guide walls.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a shift lever, a spherical proximal end portion, a bearing member, a control lever, and a base member, respectively, which constitute a shifting device for a vehicle according to one embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view showing the control lever of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a bearing hole provided in the base member of FIG. 1 and a rotary shaft of a rotary operating member fitted in the bearing hole;
- FIG. 4 is a front view showing a condition in which the rotary shaft is fitted into the guide hole when the control lever is mounted in the base member of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 5 is a front view showing a condition where the rotary shaft located in the bearing hole from the condition of FIG. 4 is rotated by a given angle about the rotational axis;
- FIG. 6 is a view schematically showing a shift gate used in the vehicular shifting device of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged view showing the positional relationship between a pair of flat surfaces of the rotary shaft of the control lever of FIG. 1 , and the bearing surface, when the shift lever is placed in a shifting position P;
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged view showing the positional relationship between the pair of flat surfaces of the rotary shaft of the control lever of FIG. 1 , and the bearing surface, when the shift lever is placed in a shifting position N;
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged view showing the positional relationship between the pair of flat surfaces of the rotary shaft of the control lever of FIG. 1 , and the bearing surface, when the shift lever is placed in a shifting position M;
- FIG. 10 is an enlarged view showing the positional relationship between a pair of flat surfaces of a rotary shaft of a rotary operating member, and a bearing surface of a bearing hole of a base member, in a shifting device for a vehicle according to the related art.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a shift lever 12 , a bearing member 14 , a control lever 16 , and a base member 18 , separately, before assembling, which constitute a principal part of a shifting device 10 for a vehicle according to one embodiment of the invention.
- the vehicular shifting device 10 includes the shift lever 12 , bearing member 14 , control lever 16 , and the base member 18 .
- the shift lever 12 has a spherical proximal end portion 20 at its proximal end, and a knob (not shown) attached to a distal end portion thereof.
- the bearing member 14 receives a spherical proximal end portion 20 .
- the bearing member 14 having a cylindrical shape has a spherical bearing surface 22 that can slidably contact with the spherical proximal end portion 20 .
- the control lever 16 is mounted to the shift lever 12 , and transmits operation of the shift lever 12 in a shift direction to an automatic transmission via a cable (not shown).
- the base member 18 houses the bearing member 14 , and lower end portions of the shift lever 12 and the control lever 16 , and is fixed to the floor of the vehicle compartment or cabin.
- the shift lever 12 is erected on the base member 18 such that it can pivot in shift directions and select directions, about the center of the spherical proximal end portion 20 that is slidably supported by the bearing member 14 .
- the spherical proximal end portion 20 has a guide protrusion 26 in the form of a rectangular flat plate.
- the guide protrusion 26 protrudes from a surface of the spherical proximal end portion 20 toward the rear of the vehicle, namely, in an operating direction as one of the shift directions of the shift lever 12 .
- the base member 18 is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped such that an inner wall of a mounting hole (not shown) in which the bearing member 14 is fitted is recessed in one of the above-indicated shift directions.
- the base member 18 has a guide groove (not shown) in which the guide protrusion 26 is guided so as to permit the shift lever 12 to be operated in the shift directions and select directions.
- the control lever 16 functions as the rotary operating member of the invention.
- the control lever 16 has a columnar rotary shaft 28 .
- the rotary shaft 28 extends to the left of the vehicle corresponding to one of directions substantially perpendicular to the protruding direction of the guide protrusion 26 , i.e., one shifting direction.
- the rotary shaft 28 is integrally mounted on the control lever 16 , at its proximal end portion to which the spherical proximal end portion 20 of the shift lever 12 is fixed such that a center line of the rotary shaft 28 , namely, a rotational axis O corresponding to the rotational axis of the invention, passes the sphere center of the spherical proximal end portion 20 .
- the control lever 16 also has a protrusion 30 .
- a shift cable (not show) is coupled to the protrusion 30 so as to transmit the operation of the shift lever 12 in the shifting direction to the automatic transmission, when the control lever 16 is rotated about the rotational axis O in accordance with the pivotal movement of the shift lever 12 about the sphere center.
- the base member 18 has a pair of support walls 32 that stand so as to be opposed to each other in the lateral direction of the vehicle.
- a bearing hole 36 is provided in the left-side support wall 32 of the base member 18 .
- the rotary shaft 28 of the control lever 16 located between the pair of support walls 32 is fitted in the bearing hole 36 from the inside to face the outside.
- a partially cylindrical bearing surface 34 is provided around the bearing hole 36 , for receiving an outer circumferential surface of the rotary shaft 28 of the control lever 16 .
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of the control lever 16 .
- the columnar rotary shaft 28 is formed on a lower end portion of the control lever 16 so as to protrude in the direction of the rotational axis O.
- One of the flat surfaces 38 a which is not opposed to the bearing surface 34 is smaller than the other flat surface 38 b opposed to the bearing surface 34 , and is formed at a position that is spaced by a larger distance from the rotational axis O than the other flat surface 38 b .
- the other flat surface 38 b is larger than the above-indicated one flat surface 38 a , and is formed at a position that is spaced by a smaller distance from the rotational axis O.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing the bearing hole 36 provided in the base member 18 , and the rotary shaft 28 of the control lever 16 which is fitted in the bearing hole 36 .
- FIG. 3 shows a condition in which the shift lever 12 is placed in a shifting position N (N position).
- the support wall 32 has an elongated guide hole 42 as an opening that is formed to extend in the vertical direction of the vehicle, to be continuous with an upper portion of the bearing hole 36 having the bearing surface 34 .
- the base member 18 has a pair of guide walls 40 a , 40 b formed around the guide hole 42 .
- the pair of guide walls 40 a , 40 b are continuous with the circumferentially opposite ends of the partially cylindrical bearing surface 34 .
- the pair of guide walls 40 a , 40 b are opposed to each other at an interval D that is smaller than the diameter of the rotary shaft 28 and is slightly larger than the interval of the pair of flat surfaces 38 a and 38 b .
- pointed protrusions 44 a , 44 b are formed below the pair of guide walls 40 a , 40 b .
- the pointed protrusions 44 a , 44 b protrude in the circumferential direction so as to approach each other, from a pair of circumferentially opposite ends of the opening of the bearing surface 34 .
- the interval between the pair of circumferential end edges of the opening of the partially cylindrical bearing surface 34 namely, the interval between the distal ends of the pointed protrusions 44 a , 44 b as measured in the circumferential direction of the partially cylindrical bearing surface 34 in which the protrusions 44 a , 44 b protrude, is larger than the interval d between the pair of flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b of the rotary shaft 28 .
- the bearing hole 36 is formed such that the inside diameter of the partially cylindrical bearing surface 34 is substantially equal to the diameter of the rotary shaft 28 . Also, as shown in FIG.
- the bearing hole 36 is formed such that the center of the partially cylindrical bearing surface 34 and the rotational axis O of the rotary shaft 28 are located closer to the flat surface 38 b that is the larger flat surface, out of the pair of the flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b of the rotary shaft 28 , than a center line C that is spaced by an equal distance from mutually parallel portions of the pair of guide wall 40 a , 40 b .
- the center line of the partially cylindrical bearing surface 34 is located on the vehicle front side of the center line C of the pair of guide walls 40 a , 40 b .
- the flat surface 38 a is located between a pair of end edges as the circumferentially opposite end edges of the partially cylindrical bearing surface 34 .
- FIG. 4 is a front view showing a condition in which the rotary shaft 28 is fitted in the guide hole 42 when the control lever 16 is mounted in the base member 18 .
- the rotary shaft 28 is inserted into a portion of the guide hole 42 where the pair of guide walls 40 a , 40 b having the interval D larger than the distance d of the pair of flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b of the rotary shaft 28 are parallel to each other, such that the pair of flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b of the rotary shaft 28 slidably contact with the pair of guide walls 40 a , 40 b , respectively.
- the rotary shaft 28 is moved downward in the longitudinal direction of the guide hole 42 , namely, in a direction indicated by an arrow in FIG. 4 .
- the rotary shaft 28 is moved into the bearing hole 36 , through the opening of the bearing surface 34 .
- FIG. 5 is a front view showing a condition in which the rotary shaft 28 located in the bearing hole 36 is rotated by a given angle about the rotational axis O. Since the rotational axis O of the control lever 16 is located closer to the flat surface 38 b as the larger one of the pair of flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b , than the center line C between the pair of guide walls 40 a , 40 b , the control lever 16 can rotate about the rotational axis O, immediately after the rotary shaft 28 is received by the bearing surface 34 .
- the diameter of the rotary shaft 28 is larger than the interval D of the pair of parallel guide walls 40 a , 40 b ; therefore, the rotary shaft 28 is received in the bearing hole 36 without being disengaged from the hole 36 through the opening of the bearing surface 34 .
- FIG. 6 schematically shows the configuration of a shift gate 48 as a plate-like member.
- the shift gate 48 has a guide hole 46 through which the shift lever 12 is passed, and serves to guide the shift lever 12 to a selected one of P, R, N, D, M, +, ⁇ positions.
- the shift gate 48 is installed in the vehicle interior so that the shift directions shown in FIG. 6 correspond to the front-back direction of the vehicle, and the shift lever 12 is erected in the vehicle interior, via the shift gate 48 , such that the shift lever 12 can be operated in the shift directions and the select directions.
- the control lever 16 is integrally mounted to the shift lever 12 , such that the rotational axis O of the rotary shaft 28 passes the sphere center of the spherical proximal end portion 20 of the shift lever 12 , and is perpendicular to one shifting direction of the shift lever 12 . If the shift lever 12 is operated on one of the shift directions, to be placed in one of the P, N and M positions, for example, the control lever 16 is rotated within a predetermined rotating angle range about the rotational axis O, in accordance with the operation of the shift lever 12 .
- FIG. 7 , FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are enlarged views showing the positional relationships between the pair of flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b of the rotary shaft 28 of the control lever 16 , and the bearing surface 34 , when the shift lever 12 is placed in the P, N and M positions, respectively.
- one-dot chain lines P and M indicate that the rotary shaft 28 is rotated by a given rotating angle about the rotational axis O in each of the directions indicated by arrows, from a one-dot chain line N of FIG. 8 .
- the flat surface 38 a as the smaller one of the pair of flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b of the rotary shaft 28 is located between a pair of end edges at the circumferentially opposite ends of the partially cylindrical bearing surface 34 .
- the flat surface 38 a as the smaller one of the pair of flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b of the rotary shaft 28 is located between the pair of end edges at the circumferentially opposite ends of the partially cylindrical bearing surface 34 . Therefore, no clearance S is produced between a pair of opening ends of the bearing surface 34 , and the flat surface 38 a as one of the pair of flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b .
- the elongated guide hole 42 has the pair of guide walls 40 a , 40 b that are opposed to each other at an interval that is smaller than the diameter of the rotary shaft 28 , and are continuous with the bearing surface 34 .
- the rotary shaft 28 has the pair of flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b having a smaller interval than the interval of the pair of guide walls 40 a , 40 b .
- one flat surface 38 a of the pair of flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b is located between the pair of end edges at the circumferentially opposite ends of the partially cylindrical bearing surface 34 . Therefore, no clearance S is formed between the flat surface 38 a and the bearing surface 34 , within the rotating angle range of the control lever 16 . Thus, foreign matters are prevented from getting caught between the flat surface 38 a and the bearing surface 34 .
- the pair of flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b formed on the outer circumferential surface of the rotary shaft 28 are formed in parallel with each other, and one flat surface 38 a of the pair of flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b is smaller than the other flat surface 38 b , and is spaced from the rotational axis O by a larger distance than the other flat surface 38 b .
- the area of a portion of the outer circumferential surface of the rotary shaft 28 which can slide on the bearing surface 34 is increased, so that the rotating angle range of the control lever 16 in which the smaller flat surface 38 a is located between the end edges at the circumferentially opposite ends of the bearing surface 34 and which correspond to the shifting positions between the shifting position P and the shifting position M of the shift lever 12 can be increased.
- the pair of guide walls 40 a , 40 b are formed with the pointed protrusions 44 a , 44 b that protrude in the circumferential direction of the bearing surface 34 , from the opposite opening ends of the partially cylindrical bearing surface 34 of the bearing hole 36 .
- the pair of guide walls 40 a , 40 b opposed to each other have mutually parallel portions, and the rotational axis O is located closer to the large flat surface 38 b of the pair of flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b than the center line C between the guide walls 40 a , 40 b .
- the rotary shaft 28 Since the center line of the partially cylindrical bearing surface 34 is brought into concentric relationship with the rotational axis O of the rotary shaft 28 , at the same time that the rotary shaft 28 guided by the pair of guide walls 40 a , 40 b of the elongated guide hole 42 is received by the bearing surface 34 , the rotary shaft 28 is able to rotate about the rotational axis O immediately after the shaft 28 is received by the bearing surface 34 .
- the rotating angle range of the control lever 16 within which one flat surface 38 a of the pair of flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b of the rotary shaft 28 is located between the end edges at the circumferentially opposite ends of the bearing surface 34 is large enough to provide the shifting positions between the shifting position P and the shifting position M of the shift lever 12 , namely, permits the shift lever 12 to be operated between the shifting position P and the shifting position M.
- the invention is not limited to this arrangement.
- the area of one flat surface 38 a of the pair of flat surfaces 38 a , 38 b of the rotary shaft 28 may be reduced, so as to further increase the rotating angle range of the control lever 16 .
- the shift lever 12 may be permitted to be operated in one shifting direction to the shifting position—that is located on the rear side of the vehicle relative to the shifting position M.
- the pointed protrusions 44 a , 44 b are formed at the opposite opening ends of the partially cylindrical bearing surface 34 .
- this invention is not limited to this arrangement, but a pointed protrusion may be formed at either one of the opposite opening ends of the bearing surface 34 .
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